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‖ mudim|ˈmuːdɪm|
Also 9 mudin.
[Malay (now modin), prob. ad. Arab. mu'aḏḏin muezzin.]
A junior Muslim official in Malaysia, spec. one who performs the operation of circumcision.
1817T. S. Raffles Hist. Java I. vi. 284 A Kabáyan..with the Kamitúah and Múdin (priest), formed a court for settling petty village disputes. 1858Jrnl. Indian Archipelago 121 The Mudin or professional circumciser performs the operation in a trice. 1900W. W. Skeat Malay Magic vi. 360 Among Malays it [sc. circumcision] is performed by a functionary called the ‘Mudim’. 1966D. Forbes Heart of Malaya xiv. 194 If the traditional mudim carries out the operation [sc. circumcision] instead of the hospital doctor, he will rub a salve into the wound. |